The US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa on Tuesday repeated Washington's call to Sudanese military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to restore the government and release all civilians detained in connection with the military takeover.

Feltman told reporters both the civilian side and the military showed restraint in the protests last Saturday which was a sign that both sides understand they need to work together to find a way back to a transition that involves both the military and the civilians.